Let's not forget who this appeals to.....new/young riders.....
so you tell me, does the average 19-23 year old want this for $4000, or a used R6 for $4000???

I think Kawasaki sells more Ninja 250R's than any other bike in their line. Lots of people buy these small bikes, especially beginners, and maybe Honda wants to tap into that market. Not every young kid (or squid wanna-be) lusts after R6's. Seems like most of the guys around here riding those bikes don't even use a 25% of what the bike is capable of because you simply can't on the streets, unless you want hassled by the law, or worse, killing yourself.

Mentions it will be built in Thailand - which we knew. I was a little surprised to learn that Thai Honda has been producing motorcycles(?) since 1967 with over 18 million made.

I wrote "motorcycles(?)" as they also note this is the first sportbike and also the largest displacement engine to be built there so I'm thinking most of their production was of scooters but don't know for certain.

I like it! A lot. I think smaller road bikes = more fun per buck. With Ninja 250s selling so well it has surprised me how long it has taken Honda to bring something into the US market, particularly since they had some good ones in the past and already had some other great small bikes on other continents. Now will Yamaha and Suzuki follow suit?

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